Painting with Vodka, Tea & Beer

As if tea and booze weren't useful enough as we slogged our way through this looooong winter, several savvy artists- and one parent- have found ways to incorporate the delicious drinks into their art...

Anna Mazek paints with a combination of acrylic paint and vodka, and sometimes aluminum foil and bleach (2nd image). According to the BBC, she adds "vodka, bleach and tinfoil to her paints to create a marble effect which reflects light from her land and seascape pictures."

Gurney Journey shares the helpful tip that if you're painting with watercolors outside in below-freezing weather, you should dampen your paints with vodka rather than water, so the paint doesn't freeze. Genius!

Make Do + Home let her little ones paint with a variety of steeped-then-chilled teabags. They loved the colorful drips and fascinating smells!